Sun December 30, 2012

Word of Mouth - Segment

11:55 am

Wed April 4, 2012

Swirling to West African rhythms, residents of the Santa Rosa dos Pretos quilombo celebrate the recovery of a sick neighbor with a tambor de crioula, a â€ścreole drumâ€ť festival that mixes African and European traditions.

We begin with a story that defies credibility: descendants of escaped slaves still thriving in theÂ Brazilian forest. Of the five million Africans brought to the Portuguese colony of Brazil, Â thousands escaped into the dense rainforest to live freely in isolated communities â€“ called quilombos â€“ where many of their descendants still live.